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... Hecabe , he sees it as a ' pathetic display of blind , uncontrollable jealousy ' on the part of Hecabe which derogates from her dignity . I am con- strained to quote at some length : The truth is that in this scene Hecabe throws away ...
... Hecabe , he sees it as a ' pathetic display of blind , uncontrollable jealousy ' on the part of Hecabe which derogates from her dignity . I am con- strained to quote at some length : The truth is that in this scene Hecabe throws away ...
Page 102
... Hecabe finds an interest in life again , and hatred of Menelaus has become adoration a leap from hatred to love as remarkable as Athena's leap in the prologue ( 67-68 ) . In fact it is a striking feature of the Helen Hecabe scene that ...
... Hecabe finds an interest in life again , and hatred of Menelaus has become adoration a leap from hatred to love as remarkable as Athena's leap in the prologue ( 67-68 ) . In fact it is a striking feature of the Helen Hecabe scene that ...
Page 104
... Hecabe's prayer as he does , Euripides is reminding us that Hecabe's justice is not very different from the retributive justice of nature . We like to think of justice as operating through the exercise of human intelligence but in fact ...
... Hecabe's prayer as he does , Euripides is reminding us that Hecabe's justice is not very different from the retributive justice of nature . We like to think of justice as operating through the exercise of human intelligence but in fact ...
Contents
EDITORIAL page v | 1 |
TALKING ABOUT GREEK TRAGEDY | 26 |
IN DEFENCE OF PERSIUS | 48 |
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